I have NO idea what to get Miles for Christmas

cooker71

Not only does he have ALL his sister's old toys, he's developmentally at the level of a 12 to 15 month old right now as far as gross and fine motor skills.

Social development is right on track, but I don't know if I could get him like a train table or some of the other things my friends with kids his age have on their Christmas lists. He'd just toss the trains around and chew on them.

Any thoughts?? 

DandelionMom

Musical instruments?  And ear plugs for mama.

Goose51504

I have no idea what to get Cullen, either. I feel like the kid is going to get the toy shaft, until he specifically starts asking for certain toys. He's perfectly content playing with P's stuff, which is great, but makes gift giving supah difficult.

omurray

Do you already have the Fisher Price Learning Home?  We got that for my DS when he was 1 and he LOVED it.  He played with it often until he was about 3.

*Amy*

Do you have classes or something in your area that maybe you could buy a session for and you and him could go to together on the weekend?  I know Thomas has a new train set for the younger kids that maybe he could start off with (before the train table and the full-scale track).  The second is always hard. I am having a hard time figuring things for Jackson as well this time around. 

cooker71

DandelionMom:

Musical instruments?  And ear plugs for mama.

Oh yes. We have the Melissa and Doug band box and I definitely need those ear plugs! 

cooker71

Thanks for the suggestions ladies!

Jodi&Joe

THIS.....

I got this for Joey for his 1st birthday and he LOVED it, as did Cam when she was at the age to use it.

It has a mechanism in it so that it won't get too far "ahead" of the child like most walkers do.  It's the freaking best!

And, not only did they love using as a walker (and later on, pushing each other around in it) but they put their toys in it and pushed those around.  It got A LOT of use!

mamarazzi

Both my boys love anything to do with race cars/tracks/ramps.  Fisher Price makes a garage that they liked a lot.

Andersen played with this FOREVER today at the hospital.  We don't have one, but I feel like I've deprived him for not getting one when he was smaller:

The window on the front opens so you can take the balls out and there's a shoot to put them back in on the top and then you can push the botton to make them spin and "pop."

Both boys love GeoTrax as well.  The trains are self-straightening on the tracks and are very sturdy -- much more so than Thomas trains.  And the trains snap together, so they stay together even when walked on/crawled over.  Law played with his all the time and his brother would try to destroy them/chew on them/etc. and they held up wonderfully.

A tool bench might be good, too.  We have a Little Tykes one and the pieces aren't too small for little ones and both boys have loved banging the nails into place and playing with the power tools.

And not sure if you're aware or not, but TRU has a "differently abled toy guide" on their site: https://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=3261680

You can search by developmental skill and age.

MelissaMc22

a tent!

PiperBride

I bought something like the Rollipop Ball Drop toy for my nephew at Creative Kids' Stuff.  I can't remember what brand it was.  There are mixed reviews about the durability of rollipop on Amazon but my sister loves it for the kids.  I also think the Melissa and Doug push toy with the alligators looks super fun.  

Go check out Creative and get ideas there.  Bring him with!  I love that store. 

rookiemom

Do you have a teacher supply store near you?  I always mean to get gifts for my kids there, and then inevitably I wait too long and end up getting last minute crap from Target.  But the teacher's stores have tons of good ideas!

praline

I am getting my DD (who is 16 months) a little tikes basketball hoop (a little one) and a firefighter outfit.  I am also getting her "Pat the Puppy" and maybe "Pat the Cat," (these are super cute books with things the babies can touch on each page), and some felt story pieces for her felt board.  She chews on lots of stuff too!  I've tried some crayons and markers with her and so far she eats them. 

joy143dh

Musical stuff is a great idea.  DS had a toy piano that he loved. It think it was Fisher Price.   A tent would be fun too.   Does DD have a play kitchen? I'm on a play kitchen kick because I see how much kids love play kitchens and how it teaches so many different social and educational things.